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Housing and Homelessness

After Media-Frenzied Welcome, Asylum Seekers Endure Hardships of Shelter

Daniel Parra | August 25, 2022

The city estimates that around 6,300 asylum seekers have arrived via buses from the border in recent months. In addition to finding a safe place to stay, they must navigate access to medical care, keep tabs on their ongoing immigration cases and in some cases, attempt to reunite with family members they were separated from during their journeys. Some have left the shelter system altogether, citing safety concerns.

Health and Environment

NYC Opens 6 Isolation Beds for Homeless Shelter Residents with Monkeypox

David Brand | August 17, 2022

People living in group settings, like homeless shelters, are at particular risk because of the higher likelihood for skin-to-skin contact and because the virus can spread through clothing, towels and bed sheets used by people with monkeypox, health officials say.

Health and Environment

As City Health Dept. Weighs New Lead Paint Standard, a Push for Stricter Enforcement

Jeanmarie Evelly | August 16, 2022

Advocates want the city to take a more proactive approach to lead paint inspections and enforcement, saying the current system contains loopholes that allow property owners to skirt the rules. Their push comes as the Health Department considers lowering the childhood lead-level threshold that would automatically trigger an investigation.

Una Ciudad sin Límites

An open fire hydrant spraying water on a Brooklyn street

Barrios vulnerables ante las olas de calor en NYC necesitan más Centros de Enfriamiento, dice el Contralor

Liz Donovan | August 15, 2022

Queens tiene el menor número de centros de enfriamiento de acuerdo con la densidad de su población, con sólo cinco centros por cada 100.000 habitantes, mientras que Manhattan tiene siete, según un análisis realizado por la oficina del Contralor de la Ciudad, Brad Lander. East Flatbush fue el barrio con el peor acceso a los centros de enfriamiento en relación con el grado de vulnerabilidad.

Opinion

Opinion: Use NYC’s Vacant Lots and Buildings to Help Solve the Housing Crisis

John Thompson Jr. | August 10, 2022

“As of 2016, the city had over 1,131 (more or less) parcels of property at its disposal. Instead of using executive orders on projects that benefit a small group of people, the mayor has the power to relinquish parcels of land and abandoned property to address homelessness.”

NYC journalism

City Limits Expands Focus on NYC Housing; David Brand Promoted to Deputy Editor

City Limits | August 9, 2022

The move reflects the organization’s expansion of housing and homelessness coverage at this pivotal moment for New York, as the city emerges from the pandemic amidst a housing affordability crisis and a rising shelter population.

heat

City’s Heat-Vulnerable Neighborhoods Need More Cooling Centers, Comptroller Says

Liz Donovan | August 5, 2022

Queens had the fewest number of cooling centers based on population density with only five for every 100,000 people, while Manhattan had seven, an analysis by City Comptroller Brad Lander’s office found. East Flatbush was the neighborhood with the worst access to cooling centers based on vulnerability.

Government

Street Vending Tickets Went Up During First Year of New Enforcement Policy

Daniel Parra | August 4, 2022

The Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) took over as the main city agency handling street vendor enforcement last June. But the NYPD remains active in enforcement, too. Together, the agencies issued 2,427 tickets to vendors during the year ending in May, a 33 percent increase compared to 2019, when police alone issued 1,609 tickets.

City on the Edge: Climate Change and New York

City Releases ‘Band-Aid’ Plan for Coping With Heavy Rainfall

Liz Donovan | July 11, 2022

The ‘Rainfall Ready NYC’ plan unveiled last week offers short-term fixes to fortify the city against intense rain, as the administration continues to work on a more comprehensive long-term plan, Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Rohit Aggarwala told City Limits.

2022 election

See Who Your NYC Neighborhood Voted for in Primary for Governor

Jeanmarie Evelly | July 7, 2022

Who did most of your neighbors cast votes for? NYC Election Atlas, a project of The Center for Urban Research at the CUNY Graduate Center, mapped the unofficial primary results for each of the city’s election districts in races for the Democratic and Republican gubernatorial candidates, as well as lieutenant governor.